Department of People's
Initiatives & Public Interest Advocacy
MANITHAM joins hand with other NGOs in
mobilising people's power against all forms of corruption. It will help
the resurgence of the 'community-identity', which is so often absent in
consumerist cultures and over-sized cities.
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Department of Legal Aid
& Counseling
Services are rendered in the form of,
discussions, negotiations and counseling providing for alternate dispute
resolution and out of court settlement, free legal aid & public interest
litigations.
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Department of Legal
Literacy & Publication
'Environment of People' is an ideal to
be realized through education and participation. The first step to
attain this goal is through awareness camps and participatory programmes
organized and conducted in the grass root level for different target
groups, with special thrust on rural folk and labor forces. Besides,
awareness sessions with special impetus to Human Rights and
Environmental Legislations are organized in schools and colleges.
Publication of journals, brochures, news-letters, wall-posters,
audio-visual programmes etc. are used in promoting legal literacy in the
society.
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Department of Human
Rights Education
Study camps, seminars, street theatre,
public meetings etc are regularly and systematically organized at
educational institutions, youth clubs and for rural population at
various levels on relevant aspects of human rights. Verbal and visual
media are effectively used for human rights education.
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Department of Health
and Environment
Interdependence of sound environmental
management and sustainable development is vital with respect to the
survival of the universe. Awareness raising programmes for the public,
environmental advocacy in courts, extensive campaign in educational
institutions on how to reduce wastage, encourage recycling and minimise
pollution. As an integral aspect of health, we plan to focus our
energies on counseling AIDS patients and disseminating information about
AIDS.
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Department of
Development and Human Rights
The inextricable link between human
rights and development has been constantly re-affirmed and today it is
no longer possible to envisage national development without taking into
account the human rights scenario. Hence, developmental planning and
schemes of the government as well as private agencies would be
examined/studied & the violation of human rights arising on a sequel
would be exposed & people made aware of.
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Department for the
Empowerment of Women
Exploited and battered, the Indian
woman is a silent embodiment of desertion and discrimination on all
fronts. Hence, we would focus on conscientizing women to battle against
atrocities and harassment perpetrated on them & availability of legal
resources, strengthen their inner resources, assert themselves & make
conscious choices in their lives. Awareness would be generated on issues
relating to women's self-help activities, the social & economic impact
of development on women would be assessed and their experiences would be
documented.
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Department to defend
the Constitutional rights of Dalits and Tribals
Marginalized by the present model of
development emphasizing privatisation & profit - making, the dalits and
tribals have been passive victims of its brutal consequences. Compelled
to give up their native lifestyle focusing on community ownership of
resources and environment friendly life, they form the last rung of the
developmental ladder. We plan to reach out to the marginalised &
deprived communities and join in their struggle for preserving their
identity and culture and concretizing them as far as their
constitutional rights are concerned.
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Department to defend
constitutional rights of children
Despite constitutional provisions for
compulsory child education and prohibition of child labour, India has
the largest number of working children and street children exposed to
all forms of exploitation. We plan to organise children who are victims
of ill-treatment and torture, create non-formal resources of education
and document experiences of children who have been victims of torture,
abduction and kidnapping to create public opinion.
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Department of Research
and Documentation
To bridge the gap between social
action and social research, we plan to undertake documentation of field
level experiences, analyses data systematically and maintain rich
reading, audio and visual material which will provide us with
theoretical inputs for our field level action and confer upon the public
an insight into social developments. This department would also focus on
demystification of law and functioning of legal system by making
available information.
MANITHAM joins hand with other NGOs in
mobilising people's power against all forms of corruption. It will help
the resurgence of the 'community-identity', which is so often absent in
consumerist cultures and over-sized cities.
'Environment of People' is an ideal to
be realized through education and participation. The first step to
attain this goal is through awareness camps and participatory programmes
organized and conducted in the grass root level for different target
groups, with special thrust on rural folk and labor forces. Besides,
awareness sessions with special impetus to Human Rights and
Environmental Legislations are organized in schools and colleges.
Publication of journals, brochures, news-letters, wall-posters,
audio-visual programmes etc. are used in promoting legal literacy in the
society.
Study camps, seminars, street theatre,
public meetings etc are regularly and systematically organized at
educational institutions, youth clubs and for rural population at
various levels on relevant aspects of human rights. Verbal and visual
media are effectively used for human rights education. 
Interdependence of sound environmental
management and sustainable development is vital with respect to the
survival of the universe. Awareness raising programmes for the public,
environmental advocacy in courts, extensive campaign in educational
institutions on how to reduce wastage, encourage recycling and minimise
pollution. As an integral aspect of health, we plan to focus our
energies on counseling AIDS patients and disseminating information about
AIDS.
Exploited and battered, the Indian
woman is a silent embodiment of desertion and discrimination on all
fronts. Hence, we would focus on conscientizing women to battle against
atrocities and harassment perpetrated on them & availability of legal
resources, strengthen their inner resources, assert themselves & make
conscious choices in their lives. Awareness would be generated on issues
relating to women's self-help activities, the social & economic impact
of development on women would be assessed and their experiences would be
documented. 
Marginalized by the present model of
development emphasizing privatisation & profit - making, the dalits and
tribals have been passive victims of its brutal consequences. Compelled
to give up their native lifestyle focusing on community ownership of
resources and environment friendly life, they form the last rung of the
developmental ladder. We plan to reach out to the marginalised &
deprived communities and join in their struggle for preserving their
identity and culture and concretizing them as far as their
constitutional rights are concerned. 
Despite constitutional provisions for
compulsory child education and prohibition of child labour, India has
the largest number of working children and street children exposed to
all forms of exploitation. We plan to organise children who are victims
of ill-treatment and torture, create non-formal resources of education
and document experiences of children who have been victims of torture,
abduction and kidnapping to create public opinion.